Manikin



Nov. 23 1926. 1,608,282

P. R. WHITNEY MANIKIN Filed March 3. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR P1453: Rm: W41 rmsr BY fl km 1W 3%,}

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-Nov. 23 1926; 1,608,282

P. R. WHITNEY mimrxm I Filed Marsh 5. 1926 2 Sheets-Shee t 2 INVENTOR Pl/EEE Rm: will n/sv F5 TORNEY Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

PHEBE RAE'W'HITNEY, OF YGRK, 'N. Y.

MANIKIN.

ApplicationfiledlVI-arch 3, 1826. fiei'ial No. 92,022,

My invention relates to manikins of'the class which are utilized for display purposes and has for its object to provide:amanikin constructed in a novel and simple manner to have the poster appearance so much desired in many connections and to present effects which in addition to being .highlyartistic and ornamental are extremely natural and lifelike. Other more specific objects will appear from the description hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which show an example of the invention without defining its limits, Fig. 1 is a front view of a draped manikin in; an appropriate setting; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of'the inanitin; Fig.3 is a fragmentarysection on an enlarged scale-showing a preferred mounting means; Fig. iisa frontelevation of an undraped manikin on a somewhat enlarged scale; Fig. 5 isan enlarged sectionon the line 55 of Fig. 4; Figs-. 6 and 7 are fragmentary enlarged sections on-the lines 66 and 7-7 respectively of Fig. 1, and Fig. 8 is a detail, enlarged section on the line 88 of Fig. 4.

In the example illustrated in the drawing, the manikin is constructed in the form of a standing female figure and comprises a body 10 having a head 11 and legs 12 and 13, the latter of which comprises an independent element connected with the body 10 in any convenient manner, as for instance, by nails 14: as shown in Fig. 7 the arrangement is such that the leg 13 is capable of inde pendent movement away from the leg 12 whereby the placing ofstockings upon the manikin is facilitated whenever the type of the manikin and the dressing thereof requires these garments. The manikin further includesarms .15 and hands 16, both arms,

in the example chosen forillustrative purposes being-detachably fixed in place, for

instanceby fasteners 17 of the glove fastener type.

The manikin is supported in an upright position, for instance by means of an upright standard 18, fixed upon a sultable peg QOZICIEHPJEGCI to be removably received in the socket 21 of a block 22; the latter is fastenedin place upon the body 10 at the back in anyconventional manner,as by gluing, the block 22 being so locatedas to p roperly'su'pport the manikinin its intended posture,- when said block is in place upon I arms 15.

the peg 20. In its display condition the manikin is draped with suitable clothing, as for instance, an undergarment23,.stockings 24:, and slippers 25, itbeing understood that additional or substitute garments may be tit) placed upon the manikin at will; thedressing and undressing of the manikin isgreatly facilitated by the independent movability of the leg 13and the detachability of the As shown in Fig. 1 the manikin, suitably dressed, may be combined with a 1 suitable setting26 which may comprisethe representation of a boudoir, ball ro om, beach or anyother indoor or outdoor subject.

,The. detail construction of themanikin and the preferred method of making. the same will now bedescribed with reference to the example of the manikin shownfin-the drawing. As 'the first, step, a drawing: is made of the desired figure, the body, legs and arm portions of which drawingrare then traced upon composition board or other suitable material a; after the tracing of tl16S6;PO1"t1011S have been completed, the

material a is cutalong the lines thereof to formtthe body lOgthelegs 12, 13 and arms 15 thereof if, as -in the illustrated example, the one 13 is to be independently movable andthe twoarms 15- are-to bedetachable, these members are: separately cut. In such caseblocks b, suitably fashionechare fixed uponthematerial 0. at the, proper ends of the aforesaid members andat contiguous portions of the body or other partsof-the manikins; the'blocks bmay be fastened in place upon the material a in any conventionalmanner, as for instance, byimeans of nails 0 and constitute supports to which the co-operating members of the fasteningdevices 17or their equivalent :are secured. A similar block. b is fastened to 'the material a by nails 0- at a point-on. the body: contiguous to the upper end of the leg 18 which is likewise provided with a. block 32 as shownin Fig.7, the material a forming the foundation of the leg 18 has its upper end inengagement with the material a of the -body 10, the nails 14 serving-not only to fix base 19. and provided at its upper end with a preferably :cut from :li ght weight cardboard clanjd; are-padded with cotton or other suitable material a, which padding 1s covered with 'an inner covering ofknitted fabric or its equivalent f, the latterbeing stitched or equivalent 6 and presents-the appearance and) contour of the human figure, The knitted fabric or 1ts equivalent f is then stretched over the entire surface of the paldding-and fastened upon the back of the composition board or equivalent material a or upon the back'of thecardboard (Z with glue,

paste or the like, as indicated irin the drawings. The exposed surface of the covering of knitted fabric fis theneovered thickly with a suitable cement, such as white rubber cement, and is allowed to dry for at least twelve hours, or for an equivalent drying period, which experience shows to be satisfactory. n i

As the next step, pieces of flesh colored rubber sheeting of relatively high flexibility and light texture, large enough to cover various portions of thefigure are pinned, tacked or ot-herwlse temporarily secured upon cardboard or upon wood or other frames to prevent curling up, and are similarly covered upon one surface. with the aforesaid cement; these coated sect-ions or pieces of rubber are likewise permitted to dry for at least twelve hours or for an equivalent drying period which has been shown to give the desired results.

Atthe expiration of the aforesald drying periods the rubber sheeting 2', still upon the cardboard, frame or equivalent support is placed upon the padded figure withthe cement covered surface of the rubber sheeting in surface engagement with the cement covered surface of the knitted fabric 7 and pressed well into place to cause the rubber sheeting z toadhere to the fabric 7". The cardboard, frame or other supports by which the rubber sheeting is carried are then removed, after which any surplus which may exist in the rubber sheeting 2' is cut or trimmed away; the trimming operation is such that a margin of one inch or more is left on the rubbersheeting i, which margin is turned over and back upon the composition board a or its equivalent and cement-ed or otherwise permanently secured thereto. In this condition the outer covering of rubber constitutes the skin of the figure and conceals the stitches g, it being understood that the rubber sheeting 2' is caused to follow the surface contour of the figure, when it is cemented in place. The figure is now ready to be painted, water colors preferably being used for producing theeyes, lips, etc, and

awig 7c of real or artificial hair being secured upon the head 11 to "complete the manikin; ordinary rouge and powder-'may be applied to the face to complete the ap pearance of reality in the figure. The surface characteristics of the rubber sheeting i which constitutes the outer covering of the manikin are such that the latter presents the appearance of the human s in in very lifelike manner; because ofthe physical charac teristics of the rubber sh eting in combination with the padded construction of the ferent ways; different garments may be draped upon the figure at intervals and the settings may be changed as often asdesired to produce differenteffects. A plurality of sets of arms may be provided. with each inanikin to enable it to be giventhe appearance of different postures at war The dis play .manikins will not break or melt and accordingly may be used 111 place of wax figuresand the like; these inanikins are also less expensive to produce than wait figures. H

()bviously the novel construction and ar rangement descr1bed hereinbefore maybe itilizetluvitli equaleificiency in the-prod.uc-"

tion offigurerepresentative of animal life and the term manikin as used in the description is accordingly "to be construed as referring to any type of figure for which the invention is adapted.

Various changes in the specific form shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimswithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim: l

1. A display nianilrin comprising a padded foundation, aninner covering whereby said padding is given a predetermined surface contour, audan outer covering of rubber of high flexibility andlight texture secured in surface engagement with'said inner covering. V y

2. A display manikincomprising a backing, a padding thereon, a fabric covering whereby said padding is fixed inplace, and an outer covering of rubber of high fiexibility and light texture'secured in surface engagement with said fabric covering.

3. A displaymanikin comprising a body, arms and legs of relatively heavy backing material, a head and hands of relatively lighter backing material combined therewith, padding located on said backing materials, a covering of knitted fabric enclosing said padding, and an outer covering of rubber of high flexibility and light texture secured in surface engagement with said fabric covering.

4. A display manikin comprising a backing, a padding thereon, a fabric covering whereby said padding is fixed in place, and

an outer covering of rubber of high flexibility and light texture secured in surface engagement with said fabric covering in combination with an upright rigid support on which said manikin is removably supported.

5. A display manikin comprising a backing, padding on said backing, a fabric covering whereby said padding is secured upon said backing, stitches passing through said backing, padding and fabric covering for giving a predetermined surface contour to said manikin, and an outer covering of rubber of high flexibility and light texture secured in surface engagement with said fabric covering and concealing said stitching. 7

6. The method of making a display manikin which consists in tracing a predetermined design upon a backing, cutting said backing along the lines of said design, covering one surface of said backing with padding, securing a fabric covering over said padding, and cementing'an outer covering of rubber of high flexibility and light texture in surface engagement with said fabric covering.

In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand.

PHEBE RAE WHITNEY. 

